Newspaper-file rack



(No Model.)

J. L. MAHIN.

NEWSPAPER FILE RACK.

No. 459,011. Patented Sept. 8, 1891.

JOHN LEE MAHIN, OF MUSCATINE, IOIVA.

NEWSPAPER-FILE RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 459,011, datedSeptember 8, 1891.

Application filed December 20, 1890- Serial No. 375,326. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN LEE MAHIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muscatine, in the county of Muscatine and State of Iowa,haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements in Newspaper-FileRacks;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a perspective view of myimprovednewspaper-file rack, showing the files in position thereon; Fig. 2, adetail view in section of one end of the file; Fig. 3, a detail view inperspective of a portion of one of the rails of the rack, showing themortised seat for the end of the file.

The presentinvention has relation to means for sustaining and holdingnewspaper-files in an upright position and render them easy of accesswhen it is desired to read any one of a certain kind, the file beingreadily and conveniently removed from the rack for this purpose andreplaced When through with, thereby retaining a number of files withnewspapers in a very convenient position to be examined by thoserequiring any certain newspaper of any particular date. above enumeratedare attained by the construction substantially as shown in the drawings,and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the rack, which maybe of woodor metal, as preferred, and of anysuitable size and design which maybefound best adapted to the purpose.

The rack A has side rails B, which extend on an incline, as shown, andhave lnortised seats or supports a for the ends of the newspaper-filesC. These seats or supports, being inortised instead of being cut throughthe rails, form stops for the files and prevent them on the hingeconnection thereof.

These objects from lateral displacement, thereby holding them perfectlystationary and in an upright position, presenting a very neat appearanceand admitting of their ready removal when required.

The files C consist of a rectangular frame, the lower bar 1) thereofhaving wire spurs to pass through the newspaper, as shown at c, and theupper bar (I being hinged to the end e of the frame. This bar (I has apin fprojecting from the end thereof, with which engages a pivoted hookg on the end h of the frame to hold said bar closed, a dowel-pin i,which engages with a correspondiugly-shaped mortise 7s, preventing anylateral displace ment of said bar and consequently any strain Anyspecial form of newspaper-file is not absolutely necessary, so far asthe construction of the rack is concerned,except that such files shouldbe of rectangular shape and fiat upon their sides,.or, in other words, afile having the shape of a rectangular frame, and f urtherthan this Ireserve the right to make any changes in the details of construction aswould come within ordinary mechanical skill and without departing fromthe principle of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure b Letters Patent, is

The combination, with a plurality of newspaper-files in the shape ofrectangular frames, of a rack having inclined rails with mortised seatsor supports for the ends of said files, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

J'OIIN LEE MAHIN.

\Vitnesses:

IDA M. MARK, W. D. MCCABE.

